On 18 March 2022, „Investing in Women Entrepreneurs to Tackle Climate Change” event is organized as part of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The panel discussion is held between the United Nations partners of the initiative to discuss the critical importance of women entrepreneurship as one of the key drivers to tackle the climate change, highlight the need of supporting women entrepreneurs as solutionaries who create a range of innovative solutions and feature ways of addressing the gender parity in climate entrepreneurship.
WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF THE GLOBAL TEAM
Meral Guzel, Partnerships Manager, Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator
OPENING REMARKS
Deborah Gibbins, Chief Operating Officer, Mary Kay Global
PANEL DISCUSSION
• Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General, UN Women
• Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director and CEO of United Nations Global Compact
• Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme
• Stephen Bereaux, Deputy to the Director, International Telecommunication Union
• Anna Mori, Head of Partnerships and Projects, International Trade Centre
• Vic Van Vuuren, Director Enterprises Management, International Labour Organization
Moderator: Elizabeth Vazquez, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of WEConnect International
WEA SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Entrepreneurship Research and Policy
• Capacity Building on Entrepreneurship
• Digital Skills for Women SME’s
• Transition from Informal to Formal Economy
• Access to Markets through Gender-Inclusive Supply Chains
CLOSING REMARKS
Aldijana Sisic, Chief, Multistakeholder Partnerships and Advisory Services, UN Women
